Inner System (Meta)
◆ · By benchen71 · Published 2023-06-20T06:00:29.034Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to the meta is next in the system
This puzzle was originally created as a themed crossword. But then I realised it could also work as a meta, with minimal editing required. So here it is! The answer to the meta is next in the system. Answer & explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=133726#p133726
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* Bed support
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Across
- 1A* Bed support
- 5A"No ___!" ("Piece of cake!")
- 9A* "Pomp and Circumstance" composer
- 14AYellowfin, for example
- 15A"Didn't expect to see you!"
- 16AHot box
- 17AOpposite of plain language, at university
- 19APie nut
- 20ARerson pesponsible for a clue like this?
- 22ASpanish hero, El ___
- 23A* Price for a promo
- 27A* Armless Greek statue
- 29ALead singer of Queen
- 32AWhen repeated, an African spreader of sleeping sickness
- 33A"Game of Thrones" actress, ___ Chaplin
- 34A"Dark Angel" actress, Jessica ___
- 36AGoldman's partner
- 40A"Il sole tramonta a ___" ("The 42 across sets in the west")
- 42ACentral object of the solar system
- 43ACurrently airing
- 44A* Business edge of a saw
- 45ANatural balm
- 47A* "Un-break My Heart" singer, ___ Braxton
- 48AIn media ___
- 50ASouth-of-the-border outlaws
- 52A"Dr. Zhivago" actor
- 56AProvides food for
- 57ASinger, ___ Lipa
- 58A"And we ___ in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race!"
- 61ABig name in printers
- 63AAboriginal tools used to increase the velocity of projectiles
- 68AName of two Chinese dynasties
- 69A"You beat me ___!" (I was going to say that!)
- 70A"Como ___?"
- 71A* 9 down with milk
- 72ADame known for her lilac-colored hair and cat eye glasses
- 73A* Ran in the wash
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- 1DRailway stop, for short
- 2DStarfleet's Jean-___ Picard
- 3DSanta ___ winds
- 4D* Topher Grace movie, "Win a date with ___ Hamilton!"
- 5DJulius Caesar's second or third wife
- 6DPrefix meaning "current"
- 7DVery very
- 8DParisian welcomes
- 9D* Steam-brewed coffee
- 10DCity on the north coast of Papua New Guinea
- 11DRidley Scott movie, "House of ___"
- 12D"For want of ___ the shoe was lost"
- 13DAnonymous person, in slang
- 18DCornerstone abbr.
- 21DSummer hrs. in NYC
- 23D"The game is ___!" (Sherlock's catch-phrase)
- 24DTook the wheel
- 25DActress, ___ Zellweger
- 26D2019 Brad Pitt sci-fi film
- 28DWasn't kidding
- 30DAnna's "Frozen" sister
- 31DPart of Fahrenheit's thermometer
- 35DDwarf buffalo
- 37D$100 bill
- 38DPay tribute to
- 39DMulti-function army knife
- 41D* Bruce Hornsby's band, back in the day
- 46DMicrosoft product that lost out to Wikipedia
- 49DKnight's title
- 51D"Banana Boat Song" word
- 52D"Island of the Blue Dolphins" author, Scott ___
- 53DBrood pouches found in many Australian animals
- 54DAttacks vigorously
- 55D"Ein ___ Burg ist unser Gott"
- 59DLike two peas in ___
- 60DDiminish, as patience
- 62DCanadian prov.
- 64D* Part of WWW
- 65DSubj. for immigrants, often
- 66DWay to go (abbr.)
- 67DDown in the dumps